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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
peripheral blood smear ... iron deficiency anemia ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Peripheral blood smear ... → Sickle Cell anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Malaria, Clostridium
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Peripheral Blood Smear
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
This smear was from ... and hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... peripheral blood smear ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #